CN109311454A - A kind of Windscreen wiper device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a kind of Windscreen wiper device (3), Windscreen wiper device especially for motor vehicles (1) includes the driving unit (29) for being coupled to wiper axis (13) via transmission device (31), with the Wiper arm (15) for being arranged to holding wiper blade (17), the wiper axis (13) is arranged so as to rotate around rotation axis (19), wherein, the wiper axis (13) of at least windscreen wiper device (3) is pivotably mounted around pivot axis (27), wherein, rotation axis (19) and pivot axis (27) are arranged angularly in relation to one another.Windscreen wiper device (3) further include pivot motor (21), the pivot motor arrangement at make the wiper axis (13) of at least windscreen wiper device (3) around pivot axis (27) pivot.The invention further relates to a kind of vehicles (1) and a kind of method for wiping windscreen (5).
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to the wind that Windscreen wiper device, the vehicle with this windscreen wiper device and wiping have curvature
The method of gear.
Background technique
The present invention relates to Windscreen wiper device, according to the vehicle with this windscreen wiper device of dependent claims with
And wiping has the method for the windscreen of curvature.
Vehicle, especially heavy goods vehicle, such as truck and bus, often the front area of the vehicle equipped with
Windscreen.Windscreen is for protecting driver and passenger from the influence of the weather conditions such as rain and wind.Come due to rainwater or from other
The water in source can damage the visibility of driver, and windshield wiper is frequently used for wiping across windscreen by means of wiper blade to wipe
Windscreen.Windscreen wiper device and system are well known in the art and often include driving unit, fill via transmission
It sets and is coupled to wiper axis, wherein transmission device rotates back and forth wiper axis by means of the power that driving unit provides.Wiper
Axis is further equipped with Wiper arm, the mountable wiper blade having suitable for particular vehicle on the Wiper arm.
Windscreen wiper device and system can depend on vehicle and design in many ways.The windscreen wiper device and system
There can be most of wiping of a Wiper arm and wiper blades span windscreen, or there is multiple Wiper arms and windscreen wiper
Device blade, wherein the separated part of each arm and blade covering windscreen.Frequently, the movement velocity of windscreen wiper device can be with
It is controlled by means of control unit, described control unit often has the use in the accessible range of the driver of operation vehicle
Family interface.
Windscreen wiper device as described above and system are designed to wiping substantially flat surface well and are had good
As a result.However, the shape of windscreen may since aerodynamics is extremely important for influencing the windage of vehicle in motion
The not always shape of substantially flat.In order to reduce windage and increase the aerodynamics behavior of vehicle, especially for heavy goods
For vehicle, increasingly common is windscreen to be designed to have more sharp curvature, and/or have curved side edge to reduce
The windage.
However, this can lead to the problem of this windscreen of wiping, because windscreen wiper device and system, which can not be handled, to be had too
Sharp curved windscreen.In this case, wiper blade extends around curvature in substantially straight direction, therefore not
The bending part of windscreen can be wiped.
This is a urgent problems, because in certain countries, if enough major parts of the windscreen in front of driver
Removing moisture cannot be fully wiped, then heavy goods vehicle cannot be driven.
Document EP1939054A2 discloses a kind of Windscreen wiper device, attempts to mitigate the above problem.According to the text
The windscreen wiper device offered includes wiper axis, and the wiper axis is coupled to driving unit via transmission device.Driving unit into
One step is mechanically coupled to actuator, and the actuator is when windscreen wiper device is operated by means of mechanically pivoting windscreen wiper device
To shift the rotation axis of wiper axis, wherein the rotation axis for pivoting wiper axis rotational automaticly of wiper axis is to move
The angle of attack of the position Wiper arm relative to windscreen.
Summary of the invention
In spite of the prior art, but there is still a need for a kind of Windscreen wiper device is developed, erasable has the windscreen of curvature.
In addition, it is desirable to develop a kind of windscreen wiper device, can highly accurately be used to ensure that good as a result, to ensure driving
Safety when vehicle equipped with this windscreen wiper device.Furthermore, it is necessary to develop a kind of Windscreen wiper device, may customize
For the windscreen with different shape and curvature of different shapes.
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a kind of Windscreen wiper devices, can highly accurately wipe tool
There is the windscreen of curvature.It is a further object to provide a kind of windscreen wiper device, it can be customized for that there is not similar shape
The windscreen of the different designs of shape curvature.
The purpose being mentioned herein by according to the Windscreen wiper devices of independent claims, there is this windshield wiper
The vehicle of device and the method for windscreen is wiped to realize, the windscreen includes at least one bending part.
According to an aspect of the present invention, Windscreen wiper device is especially used for motor vehicles, including fills via transmission
The driving unit for being coupled to wiper axis is set, there is the Wiper arm for being arranged to keep wiper blade.Wiper axis is arranged to
It is rotated around rotation axis, wherein the axis of at least windscreen wiper device is pivotably mounted around pivot axis.Rotation axis and pivotal axis
Line is arranged at an angle to each other.Windscreen wiper device further includes pivoting motor, and the pivot motor arrangement is at least about pivot axis pivot
Turn the axis of windscreen wiper device.
This has the advantage of wiper axis can be pivoted by pivoting motor, so that Wiper arm and therefore wiper leaf
Piece can be aligned with the curvature of windscreen.This further have the advantages that can be adjusted for different curvature pivot motor or
If person's windscreen wiper device is coupled to the windscreen without curvature, pivot motor is disabled.
According to another aspect of the present invention, pivoting motor is servo motor.
This has the advantage of realize high accuracy for the pivoting action of wiper axis.
According to another aspect of the invention, windscreen wiper device further includes control unit, and described control unit is arranged to control
By the pivot for at least axis that pivot motor provides.
This has the advantage of control the pivot by means of control unit in very accurate way.This is favourable,
Because control unit is only suitable for controlling pivot, can highly accurately be designed for the purpose.
According to another aspect of the present invention, windscreen wiper device further includes sensor, and the sensor arrangement is at determining windscreen wiper
The position is simultaneously supplied to control unit by the position of device arm.
This has the advantage of, the position of Wiper arm and therefore wiper blade always can be used for control unit,
In, therefore control unit can control the pivot of wiper axis in very accurate way.
In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, sensor determines Wiper arm by means of determining the rotation position of wiper axis
Position.
This has the advantage that sensor is easily mounted onto windscreen wiper device and can be securely attached to wiper
Device protects the sensor against the influence of the external source of such as weather condition at which.This also has the advantage that windscreen not
Meeting is since it is desired that on it or it is placed around sensor and thickens.
According to an aspect of the present invention, it when executing pivot, pivots motor and pivots wiper axis and transmission device.
This has the advantage that transmission device manufacture is easier and cost is lower, because only needing to mention by transmission device
For the rotary motion of wiper axis.
According to another aspect of the present invention, when executing pivot, motor also pivot driver unit is pivoted.
This has the advantage that windscreen wiper device is easily fabricated, because it can be with whole design and assembling without in rain
Additional component is added in curette device to realize the pivot of wiper axis.This is favourable, because of driving unit and transmission dress
Coupling between coupling and transmission device between setting and wiper axis can be designed as the windshield wiper for not pivoting aspect
Device device, but if necessary, it is possible for easily pivoting aspect to be added to windscreen wiper device.
According to another aspect of the invention, a kind of vehicle is provided, the vehicle includes windshield wiper according to the present invention
Device device.
This, which has the advantage that, provides a kind of vehicle with Windscreen wiper device, the Windscreen wiper device
The windscreen with curvature can be wiped.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a kind of method for wiping windscreen is provided, the windscreen includes at least one
A bending part, by using a Windscreen wiper device, the Windscreen wiper device includes being coupled to via transmission device
The driving unit of wiper axis has the Wiper arm for being arranged to keep wiper blade.Wiper axis is arranged to around rotary shaft
Line rotation, wherein the axis of at least windscreen wiper device is pivotably mounted around pivot axis, wherein rotation axis and pivot axis
It arranges angularly in relation to one another.It the described method comprises the following steps:
A) wiper axis is rotated by means of driving unit and transmission device, to generate Wiper arm and wiper blade
Angular movement, wherein a part of the angular movement wiping windscreen of wiper blade, the part is limited by the angular movement
It is fixed；
B) determine wiper blade whether near at least one bending part of windscreen；With
C) direction for adjusting the rotation axis of wiper axis by means of pivoting motor, the pivot motor is by the rotary shaft
Line is pivoted around pivot axis, wherein wiper blade is aligned by the pivot with the curvature of the bending part of windscreen.
This has the advantages that provide a kind of method, and the method can wipe the windscreen with curvature.Pivoting motor can
Pivot wiper axis in such manner, the mode allows Wiper arm and the therefore curvature pair of wiper blade and windscreen
Together.This further has the advantage that, can adjust for different curvature and pivot motor.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the windscreen wiper device of the method further includes control unit, and the control is single
Member setting is used to execute step b) by control unit for calculating the position of wiper blade, the position during step a),
Wherein, output signal is transmitted to pivot motor by control unit, so that the result based on step b) executes the adjusting of step c).
This has the advantage that control unit can operate pivot motor in a manner of very accurate and controlled.This into
One step has the advantage that control unit can be adapted for the windscreen with different curvature, so that the method is customizable
Without mechanically redesigning used Windscreen wiper device.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the windscreen wiper device of the method further includes sensor, the sensor arrangement
At the rotation position for determining wiper axis, wherein the rotation position of wiper axis and the design of Wiper arm and wiper blade
Data combine the position for calculating wiper blade.
This has the advantage of, the method can be used the sensor being easily mounted onto windscreen wiper device, and by
It is readily determined the Angle Position of wiper axis in this sensor, therefore realizes the position of Wiper arm and blade with high accuracy
It sets.
According to another aspect of the present invention, control unit by the surface curvature data of the position of wiper blade and windscreen into
Row compares, for executing step b).
Whether this has the advantage that control unit at any given time and will be appreciated by wiper blade to be located in windscreen and deposit
Curvature near.Since the surface curvature data of windscreen tells position existing for control unit curvature, control unit is being known
It can easily be adapted for executing step b) in the case where the position of wiper blade.
According to another aspect of the invention, a kind of method for wiping windscreen is provided, wherein windscreen includes first substantially flat
Smooth part, intermediate curved section and the second substantially flat part, the first and second substantially flat parts are at an angle to each other, wherein
It the described method comprises the following steps: d) by means of executing step a), it is substantially flat that first is wiped in the direction towards bending part
Smooth part；E) by means of being performed simultaneously step a), b) and c), bending section is wiped in the direction towards the second substantially flat part
Point；And f) by means of using the adjusting direction of the rotation axis of the wiper axis of step e) to execute step a), far from bending
The second substantially flat part is wiped in partial direction.
This have the advantage that the method can be used for wipe be suitable for heavy goods vehicle windscreen type, wherein windscreen by
Low windage is adapted in increased curvature.The method also has the advantage that the method wiping relative to the driving vehicle
Driver head-on traffic conditions (meeting traffic) windscreen front and side.
Detailed description of the invention
Below with reference to the accompanying drawings the preferred embodiment of the present invention is described, in which:
Fig. 1 schematically shows the vehicle for being provided with Windscreen wiper device according to the present invention,
Fig. 2 a schematically shows the perspective view for being provided with the windscreen of Windscreen wiper device according to the present invention,
Fig. 2 b schematically shows the top cross-sectional view for being provided with the windscreen of Windscreen wiper device according to the present invention,
Fig. 3 a schematically shows the windshield wiper with the wiper blade in first position according to the present invention
The front schematic view of device device,
Fig. 3 b and Fig. 3 c schematically show the wind with wiper blade in the second position according to the present invention
The front view of the illustrative embodiments of windscreen wiper device is kept off, and
Fig. 4 a and Fig. 4 b show the stream of the method for wiping windscreen according to the present invention according to different embodiments
Cheng Tu.
Specific embodiment
Fig. 1 schematically shows the vehicle 1 for being provided with Windscreen wiper device 3 according to the present invention.The vehicle 1 wraps
Windscreen 5 is included, the windscreen includes preceding part 7 and side section 9.Windscreen further includes bending part 11, the bending part 11 will before
Part 7 and side section 9 are coupled to each other.Windscreen wiper device 3 includes wiper axis 13, the wiper extended from wiper axis 13
Arm 15 and the wiper blade 17 that can be coupled to non-attachment Wiper arm 15.7 He of preceding part of the exemplary windscreen 5
Side section 9 is substantially flat surface, and the substantially flat surface extends in two planes being substantially perpendicular to each other.Bending section
Dividing 11 includes curvature, and the curvature is coupled to each other by described two substantially vertical planes, to provide curved edges for windscreen 5
Edge.Therefore, windscreen 5 by be considered as relative in vehicle 1 driver and/or passenger cover preceding part 7, side section 9 and centre
The one piece material of bending section 11.
As it is known in the art, windscreen 5 often is provided with curvature for better aerodynamics behavior, wherein
The curvature can be orientated in different directions relative to the region to be covered of windscreen 5.For the curvature with large radius, about
In the range of 1500mm to about 2000mm or more, the Wiper arm 15 and wiper blade 17 that are supported by spring and flexible joint
Design often provide it is enough flexible to wipe such curvature with good result.However, for as shown in Figure 1 or class
As windscreen 5, wherein windscreen 5 includes the bending part 11 for being arranged to bridge preceding part 7 and side section 9, the radius of this curvature
It is much smaller, often in the range of several hundred millimeters.As it will be realized, the purpose of the present invention is can wipe to have to be lower than
About 1500mm to about 2000mm range radius this curvature, this, which is answered, described is considered as sharp curvature.Therefore, in patent Shen
Please used in term " curvature " curvature should be considered as, cannot be by means of only relying on the windscreen flexible of wiper blade 17
The spring-loaded installation part of windscreen wiper device 3 and typical this wiper blade 17 wipes the curvature.
Fig. 2 a schematically shows the perspective view for being provided with the windscreen 5 of Windscreen wiper device 3 according to the present invention.Wind
Gear 5 includes the side section 9 of the curved marginal portion 11 in part 7, two and two lateral substantially flats before substantially flat.It is described to show
The Windscreen wiper device 3 of example schematically shows and including wiper axis 13, and the wiper axis is arranged to around rotary shaft
Line 19 rotates, and Wiper arm 15 radially extends from wiper axis 13 and is arranged essentially parallel to the extension of windscreen 5.Windshield wiper dress
Setting 3 further includes wiper blade 17, the wiper blade can be coupled to non-attachment Wiper arm 15 and be arranged to by
It is alternately rotated both clockwise and counterclockwise in wiper axis 13 around rotation axis 19, wipes windscreen in a manner of the wiping motion of front and back
5.The rotation is provided by driving unit and via transmission device is transmitted to wiper axis (driving unit and transmitting device are not being schemed
It is shown in 2a).Windscreen wiper device 3 further includes pivoting motor 21 and control unit 23.Described control unit 23 is in this example
In be arranged to be connected to wiper axis 13, wherein control unit 23 by means of sensor 25 receive wiper axis 13 rotation transport
Dynamic data.Sensor 25 is arranged on the sensor on wiper axis 13 or near it in the example, wherein sensor
25 can read the direction of the swing offset of wiper axis 13, the speed of the rotation and the rotation.Due to keeping wiper
The Wiper arm 15 of blade 17 is mounted on wiper axis 13, therefore control unit 23 can calculate the position of wiper blade 17
It sets.Control unit 23 further includes the surface curvature data for windscreen 5, and Windscreen wiper device 3 is mounted on the windscreen,
In, the data can store in control unit 23, be stored in the separated reservoir that data are fed to control unit 23
In upper or computer.Then, by means of the computer program P including computer code, control unit 23 can determine windscreen wiper
Whether device blade 17 moves near the curvature of windscreen 5 and towards it.When this occurs, the operation of control unit 23 pivots
Motor 21 is so that rotation axis 19 is rotated around pivot axis 27, so that wiper blade 17 is aligned with the current curvature of windscreen 5,
In, the contact between wiper blade 17 and windshield surface region maximizes.As shown in Figure 2 a, wiper blade is removable
, to wipe a section of part 7 before substantially flat, one section in curved edge part 11 and laterally substantially flat
One in smooth side 9.This is held by means of pivoting wiper axis 13 and therefore rotation axis 19 around pivot axis 27
Capable.The pivot is executed by means of pivoting motor 21, and the pivot motor may be pivotably coupled to the wiper dress
Set the component of 3 or the windscreen wiper device 3.Pivoting coupling can be arranged to pivot wiper axis 13, wiper axis 13 and transmission
Device or wiper axis 13, transmission device and driving unit (transmission device and driving unit are not shown in fig. 2 a).Pivot horse
It can be servo motor up to 21, but other kinds of motor known in the art also can be used.By means of controlling rotary shaft
The pivot of line 19 thus provides a kind of device, can wipe the windscreen 5 of the various designs including various curvature.In addition, taking
Certainly in needing relative to the driver in vehicle mobile needs how far and/or phase in direction of rotation about wiper blade 17
It hopes, control unit 23 can be programmed to for rotation axis 19 to be pivoted to corresponding desired angle.Therefore, being easy will be according to this
The modification of Windscreen wiper device 3 of invention is used for different types of windscreen 5 and vehicle, because of the pivot provided by pivot motor 21
It can be adjusted different predetermined angulars, or be then even switched off if there is no bending.
Fig. 2 b schematically shows the top cross-sectional view of windscreen 5, and the windscreen is provided with windscreen rain according to the present invention
Curette device 3.The section of windscreen 5 can be considered a part of windscreen 5 shown in Fig. 2 a.The figure further illustrates wiper
Axis 13 how around rotation axis 19 rotation and the rotation axis 19 around pivot axis 29 pivot provide a windscreen wiper device
3, the bending part 11 and 7 He of part before the substantially flat in front of driver that the windscreen wiper device can wipe windscreen 5
In the substantially flat side 9 of driver side.
Fig. 3 a schematically shows the front schematic view of Windscreen wiper device 3 according to the present invention, wherein windscreen wiper
Device blade 17 is in first position P1In.Windscreen wiper device 3 includes driving unit 29, and the driving unit is filled via transmission
It sets 31 and is coupled to wiper axis 13, the wiper axis has Wiper arm 15, and the Wiper arm 1 is arranged to keep wiper
Blade 17.Wiper axis 13 is arranged so as to rotate around rotation axis 19, wherein at least wiper axis 13 of windscreen wiper device 3
It is pivotably mounted around pivot axis 27, wherein rotation axis 19 and pivot axis 27 are arranged angularly in relation to one another.Show described
In example, each axis is arranged with being substantially perpendicular to each other, but other angles are also possible.Windscreen wiper device 3 is wrapped
The first fixed equipment 33 is included, first fixed equipment is arranged to attach a device to vehicle, especially includes having at least one
The heavy goods vehicle of the windscreen of a bending part.First fixed equipment 33 is provided with bearing or the like, to allow at least wiper
The wiper axis 13 of device 3 is pivoted around pivot axis 27.Windscreen wiper device 3 further includes pivoting motor 21, the pivot motor cloth
Being set to pivots the wiper axis 13 of at least windscreen wiper device 3 around the pivot axis 27.Pivoting motor 21 can be servo horse
It reaches.It pivots motor 21 and is attached to vehicle via the second fixed equipment 35.Pivoting motor 21 further includes pivotal axis 37, the pivotal axis
It is switched to the wiper axis 13 of few windscreen wiper device 3.Further, Windscreen wiper device 3 includes control unit 23 and passes
Sensor 25, described control unit are arranged to be connected to wiper axis 13 and pivot motor 21, and the sensor arrangement is at determining rain
The position is simultaneously supplied to control unit 23 by the position of curette arm 15.In the example, sensor 25 is by means of determination
The rotation position of wiper axis 13 determines the sensor 25 of the position of Wiper arm 15, is arranged near wiper axis 13.
Control unit 23 includes: computer or the link for leading to computer, and the computer includes the computer journey with program code
Sequence P is used to receive the data of the current location comprising Wiper arm 15, to calculate wind of the wiper blade 17 relative to vehicle
The position of gear.Control unit 23 further includes storing data in reservoir M or the link for leading to readable data, and it includes windscreens
Design parameter, to control the pivot of rotation axis 19 when wiper blade 17 is mobile towards the curvature in windscreen.
As shown in fig. 3a, the rotation of wiper axis 13 makes the Wiper arm 15 for keeping wiper blade 17 around rotation axis
19 rotations.This is by Wiper arm 15 and wiper blade 17 in first position P1In the windscreen wiper that shows, and drawn with dotted line
Device arm 15' and wiper blade 17' are relative to first position P1In angled position Pa.The rotation is for wiping vehicle
The substantially flat part of windscreen, Windscreen wiper device 3 are disposed thereon.
Fig. 3 b and Fig. 3 c schematically show the illustrative embodiments of Windscreen wiper device 3 according to the present invention
Front view, wherein wiper blade 17 is in second position P2In.
Fig. 3 b schematically shows the forward sight of the illustrative embodiments of Windscreen wiper device 3 according to the present invention
Figure, wherein wiper blade 17 is in second position P2In.In the illustrative embodiments, motor 21 is pivoted by windscreen wiper
Device axis 13 and transmission device 31 are pivoted to around pivot axis 27 perpendicular to wiper axis 13 shown in Fig. 3 a and transmission device 31
Position.The rotation axis 19 of wiper axis 13 is moved in the direction perpendicular to rotation axis 19 shown in Fig. 3 a by this again
The direction of middle extension.It thus provides the Windscreen wiper device 3 of the windscreen with curvature can be wiped, due to wiper leaf
Piece 17 can be pivoted around pivot axis 27, and the bending part for making wiper blade 17 and windscreen and side of pivoting is (if deposited
) alignment.This can be applied to the windscreen that wiping has the substantially flat part coupled with intermediate curved section, wherein windscreen
Windscreen wiper device is installed in this way, that is, pivoting is aligned wiper blade 17 with curvature.It can also further be applied
There is the windscreen of a substantially flat part and a bending part in wiping, wherein during wiping process, pivot rotation
Shaft axis 19 is so that wiper blade 17 is aligned with curvature.Control unit 23 including the computer program P with program code
Therefore it can control and pivot motor 21, to adapt to the existing curvature in the windscreen that Windscreen wiper device 3 is installed to.?
The example seen in Fig. 3 a pivots wiper axis 13 and transmission device 31, this makes the system of wiper axis 13 and transmission device 31
It makes and becomes easy, because rotation of the wiper axis 13 in transmission device 31 is only required to be and is designed to wiper axis 13 and is passing
Rotary motion in dynamic device 31.This means that mechanically simple bearing can be used for the rotation, this is provided accurately
Rotary motion, with good as a result, but still there is cost-effectiveness and easily fabricated.Therefore, wiper axis 13 can be borrowed
Help single axis swivel bearing and be installed to transmission device 31, and transmission device 31 can also be by means of single axis rotary shaft
It holds and is installed to driving unit 29.This allows simple design, because not needing the bearing for allowing three-dimensional motion.
Fig. 3 c schematically shows the forward sight of the illustrative embodiments of Windscreen wiper device 3 according to the present invention
Figure, wherein wiper blade 17 is in second position P2In.The illustrative embodiments are similar to the embodiment of Fig. 3 b,
But the difference is that executing the pivot of rotation axis 19 by pivoting wiper axis 13, transmission device 31 and driving unit 29
Turn.This provides the embodiment of Windscreen wiper device 3, can in the case where no functions of pivoting group as a whole
Dress, but windshield wiper dress is rotatably coupled to followed by windscreen wiper device 3 to be hingedly installed to vehicle and add
3 pivot motor 21 is set to add the functions of pivoting.This leads to very customized Windscreen wiper device 3 again, wherein
For the later phases of the assembling of the windscreen wiper device 3 of particular vehicle, functions of pivoting be can be optionally.Which ensure that cost has
The manufacturing process of effect, wherein Windscreen wiper device 3 can be manufactured in same production line for have substantially flat windscreen with
And the vehicle of the windscreen including bending part.
Fig. 4 a shows the method according to first embodiment for being used to wipe the windscreen including curvature according to the present invention
Flow chart.According to the embodiment, Windscreen wiper device 3 and windscreen 5 can be considered as shown in Figure 2 a.By means of using packet
The Windscreen wiper device 3 of driving unit 29 is included to execute the method, the driving unit is coupled to via transmission device 31
Wiper axis 13, Windscreen wiper device have the Wiper arm 15 for being arranged to keep wiper blade 17, the wiper axis
13 be arranged to around rotation axis 19 rotate, wherein at least the wiper axis 13 of windscreen wiper device 3 around pivot axis 27 pivotly
Installation, wherein rotation axis 19 and pivot axis 27 are arranged at an angle to each other.The method includes the steps a) single by means of driving
Member 29 and transmission device 31 rotate wiper axis 13, to generate the angular movement for the Wiper arm 15 for keeping wiper blade 17,
Wherein, the angular movement wipes a part of windscreen 5 using wiper blade 17, and the part is limited by the angular movement.This
Outside, the method includes the steps b) determine whether wiper blade 17 is located near the bending part 11 of windscreen 5 or its region
In and the direction that c) adjusts the rotation axis 19 of wiper axis 13 by means of pivoting motor 21, the pivot motor makes to rotate
Axis 19 is pivoted around pivot axis 27, wherein the pivot makes the curvature pair of the bending part 11 of wiper blade 17 and windscreen 5
Together.Control unit 23 by means of operating procedure b) and c) is performed simultaneously step a) and b).By means of the driving of windscreen wiper device 3
Unit 29 is consecutively carried out step a), wherein sensor 25 to controller Unit 23 provide about wiper blade 17 relative to
The data of the position of the surface region of the windscreen 5 of lower section, and near the position of wiper blade 17.By means of in step a)
Period determines direction and the speed of wiper blade 17, and the variable is compared with the surface area design data of windscreen 5,
Control unit 23 can determine the need for the pivot and phase of the rotation axis 19 of windscreen wiper device 3 by means of computer program P
It operates with answering and pivots motor 21.As long as continuously performing step this means that driving unit 29 provides electric power to transmitting device 31
A), it and by means of the input data from step a) is performed simultaneously step b), the input data is fed to control unit
23.Based on step b's) as a result, if the movement relative to wiper blade 17 is there are curvature, control unit 23 executes step
c)。
This provides a kind of method for wiping the windscreen 5 including curvature, wherein the method can wipe several types
The curvature of type is without mechanically redesigning Windscreen wiper device 3.For example, if windscreen 5 is only made of bending part 11,
Then when wiper blade 17 moves back and forth on the bending part 11, step a), b) and c) all carry out simultaneously, so as not to
The rotation axis 19 of wiper axis 13 is adjusted disconnectedly.
Fig. 4 b shows the flow chart of the method for wiping windscreen 5 according to second embodiment, and the windscreen includes
First substantially flat part 7 and the second substantially flat part 9, couple with intermediate curved section 11.The embodiment can be with
As described in a and Fig. 2 b according to fig. 2, wherein the first substantially flat part 7 can be the preceding ken that covering drives the driver of vehicle
Part, and the second substantially flat part 9 can be covering drive vehicle driver side view domain part, but other classes
As arrangement be also it is possible.In example described here, Windscreen wiper device 3 can be arranged to by step d), e)
And f) execute according to the method for the present invention, wherein step d) includes by means of executing step a), in the side towards bending part 11
To the first substantially flat part 7 of middle wiping.Then, step e) includes by means of being performed simultaneously step a), b) and c), towards the
Bending part 11 is wiped in the direction of two basic flats 9.Step f) further includes the wiper axis by means of using step e)
The adjusting direction of 13 rotation axis 19 executes step a), wipes the second substantially flat portion in the direction far from bending part 11
Divide 9.Therefore, all three parts 7,11,9 of windscreen 5 are wiped in a manner of correct and is accurate by means of method of the invention.
Since the pivot of rotary shaft 19 is executed and adjusted by means of separated control unit 23, can easily adjust
Windscreen wiper device 3 according to the present invention and method to work on different types of windscreen 5 and in a variety of ways.It is logical
Different operation modes can be readily available by crossing the mode for changing control unit 23 and/or programming.Windscreen wiper device 3 and method
It can for example be arranged to mainly wipe the substantially flat part 7 of windscreen 5 and also regularly wipe bending part 11, or wipe
A part is wiped, is only flat or curved.Windscreen wiper device 3 and method can also be arranged to by means of rotating clockwise
Wipe multiple substantially flats and bending part 7,9,11 together in a stroke of wiper blade 17, and followed by
It is back to back to be rotated in the identical region that windscreen 5 is wiped in a stroke counterclockwise.Or as another example, wiper
Device 3 and method can be set to a part first by means of the front and back rotation wiping windscreen 5 of wiper axis 13, and then
Pivotal rotation axis 27 is to wipe the second part of windscreen.It thus provides a kind of multiduty wiper dress in wiping windscreen 5
Set 3 and method, wherein windscreen wiper device 3 and method can be directed to depending on windscreen 5 and the different types of demand of several types
System, different types of demand is based on for example, different weather condition.
It is recognized described in answering, it can be at this on the above-mentioned component and feature combined between specified different embodiments
In the frame of invention.
Claims (15)
1. a kind of Windscreen wiper device is especially used for the Windscreen wiper device of motor vehicles (1), including fills via transmission
The driving unit (29) that (31) are coupled to wiper axis (13) is set, there is the Wiper arm for being arranged to keep wiper blade (17)
(15), wiper axis (13) is arranged so as to rotate around rotation axis (19), wherein at least wiper of windscreen wiper device (3)
Axis (13) is pivotably mounted around pivot axis (27),
Wherein, rotation axis (19) and pivot axis (27) are arranged at an angle to each other,
It is characterized in that
Windscreen wiper device (3) further includes pivoting motor (21), and the pivot motor arrangement is at the institute for making at least windscreen wiper device (3)
Wiper axis (13) is stated to pivot around pivot axis (27).
2. windscreen wiper device according to claim 1, wherein pivoting motor (21) is servo motor.
3. windscreen wiper device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the windscreen wiper device (3) further includes control
Unit (23) processed, described control unit are arranged at least described wiper axis (13) that control is provided by pivot motor (21)
Pivot.
4. windscreen wiper device according to claim 3, wherein windscreen wiper device (3) further includes sensor (25), the biography
Sensor is arranged to determine the position of Wiper arm (15) and the position is supplied to control unit (23).
5. windscreen wiper device according to claim 4, wherein sensor (25) by means of determine wiper axis (13) rotation
The position to determine Wiper arm (15) is set in indexing.
6. windscreen wiper device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein when executing pivot, pivot motor (21)
Pivot wiper axis (13) and transmission device (31).
7. windscreen wiper device according to claim 6, wherein when executing pivot, pivot motor (21) and further pivot
Driving unit (29).
8. a kind of vehicle (1), which is characterized in that the vehicle (1) includes wind according to any one of the preceding claims
It keeps off windscreen wiper device (3).
9. one kind is provided at least one for the method by using Windscreen wiper device (3) wiping windscreen (5), the windscreen
A bending part (11), the Windscreen wiper device include being coupled to the driving of wiper axis (13) via transmission device (31)
Unit (29), have be arranged to keep wiper blade (17) Wiper arm (15), wiper axis (13) be arranged so as to around
Rotation axis (19) rotation, wherein at least the wiper axis (13) of windscreen wiper device (3) is pivotable around pivot axis (27)
Ground installation, wherein rotation axis (19) and pivot axis (27) are arranged at an angle to each other, the described method comprises the following steps:
A) by means of driving unit (29) and transmission device (31) rotation wiper axis (13), so as to generate Wiper arm (15) and
The angular movement of wiper blade (17), wherein a part of angular movement wiping windscreen (5) of wiper blade (17), institute
Part is stated to be limited by the angular movement,
It is characterized in that, the method also includes following steps:
B) determine whether wiper blade (17) is located near at least one bending part (11) of windscreen (5)；With
C) direction for adjusting the rotation axis (19) of wiper axis (13) by means of pivoting motor (21), the pivot motor make institute
It states rotation axis (19) to pivot around pivot axis (27), wherein the pivot makes the bending of wiper blade (17) Yu windscreen (5)
The partially curvature alignment of (11).
10. arrangement is used according to the method described in claim 9, wherein, windscreen wiper device (3) further includes control unit (23)
In the position for calculating wiper blade (17) during step a), the position is used by control unit (23) to execute step
B), wherein output signal is transmitted to and pivots motor (21) by control unit (23), so that the result based on step b) executes step
C) adjusting.
11. according to the method described in claim 10, wherein, windscreen wiper device (3) further includes sensor (25), the sensor
(25) be arranged to determine wiper axis (13) rotation position, wherein the rotation position of wiper axis (13) be used for wiper
The design data of arm (15) and wiper blade (17) combines the position for calculating wiper blade (17).
12. method described in any one of 0 and 11 according to claim 1, wherein control unit (23) is by wiper blade (17)
Position be compared with for the surface curvature data of windscreen (5), to execute step b).
13. the method according to any one of claim 9 to 12, wherein windscreen (5) includes the first substantially flat part
(7), intermediate curved section (11) and the second substantially flat part (9), first and second substantially flat part (7,9) each other
It is angled, wherein to the described method comprises the following steps:
D) by means of executing step a), the first substantially flat part (7) is wiped in the direction towards bending part (11)；
E) by means of being performed simultaneously step a), b) and c), bending section is wiped in the direction towards the second substantially flat part (9)
Divide (11)；With
F) by means of using the adjusting direction of the rotation axis (19) of the wiper axis (13) of step e) to execute step a), separate
The second substantially flat part (9) is wiped in the direction of bending part (11).
14. a kind of computer program (P), wherein the computer program (P) includes program code, is used to cause control single
First (23) or it is connected to the step of computer of control unit (23) is to execute according to any one of claim 9-13.
15. a kind of computer program product, including the program code that may be stored on the computer-readable medium, for working as the calculating
Machine program (P) is executed when control unit (23) or be connected to is run on the computer of control unit (23) according to claim
Method and step described in any one of 9-13.
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